NASA's Swift Observatory revealed twin 'monster' black holes devouring a gas cloud in a distant galaxy, creating recurring ...

A research based on findings of the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory reveales that strange recurring signals from a distant ...

To measure the masses and spins of black holes, scientists want to follow clues left behind by light that takes a ...

Astounding simulation shows magnetic fields create fluffy, not flat, accretion disks around supermassive black holes, ...

LID-568 was previously identified by the Chandra X-ray Observatory, but observing it was challenging due to its faint ...

Some stars may transform into black holes without exploding into supernovae. Now, astronomers have finally spotted it as it ...

Astronomers have used a range of telescopes, including Hubble, to watch as particles dance around a neutron star collision ...

Massive stars about eight times more massive than the sun explode as supernovae at the end of their lives. The explosions, ...

A team of astrophysicists, led by scholars from the Institute for Advanced Study, has developed an innovative technique to ...

Astrophysicists have developed a method to detect light echoes from black holes, potentially revolutionizing the measurement ...

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